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Funding Circle is a crowdlending platform that lets individuals and institutions loan money to small businesses. Founded in the UK in 2010, the firm has about 70,000 registered lenders who have lent more than £223,000,000. Last October, Funding Circle raised … READ MORE

Last week, BBVA announced that it is buying Simple for $117 million. It’s easy to think of reasons why this acquisition appeals to BBVA. It’s not for assets and deposits. Yes, the 100,000 tech-savvy early adopters who’ve signed up for … READ MORE

Capital Market Exchange (CMX) was founded in 2010, in the wake of the financial crisis. CMX provides fixed income credit analysts, portfolio managers, and bond traders with predictive analytics and sentiment analysis – that is, a unique perspective on factors … READ MORE

Open Runway, retailer of high-end, custom-made shoes and handbags, is shutting down. Open Runway, which began life as Sole Envie, was part of the movement toward mass-customization of fashion items that includes Gemvara, Blank Label, and Bow and Drape. The … READ MORE

Boston should have – and in fact, does have – a fairly robust FinTech cluster, addressing a wide range of opportunities within financial services. These are the once of which I am aware, in alphabetical order: Abine Argopay Bison Blueleaf Boston Technologies … READ MORE

This week saw the first of what I hope are many Boston FinTech Demo Days. Ten startups presented for about seven minutes each and then fielded questions from the audience. Large touch-screen monitors allowed presenters to show, and in many … READ MORE

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When making cash distributions to LPs of proceeds from a sale that occurred in euros, do all GPs automatically convert to USD, or do some offer LPs a choice of currencies? Some might prefer euros and to avoid conversion costs.